Archive of VCF
Robert Gehrke: Voters, please never forget Sen. Mike Lee stood in the way of funds for dying victims of 9/11
Why, exactly, would Sen. Mike Lee block legislation to cover the health care costs of first responders who rushed toward the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11?
Mitch, sideline Rand: The majority leader must quiet his colleague from Kentucky and renew the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, like every state, has two senators in Washington.
Rand Paul says 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund price tag too high, blocks Kirsten Gillibrand’s fast track request
Sen. Rand Paul is balking at the $10 billion price tag for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
9/11 victims bill stalls as Republican senators seek conditions for funding
A Republican senator moved Wednesday to stall for the moment legislation providing compensation to 9/11 workers, sparking an emotional appeal on behalf of those sick and dying after responding to Ground Zero.
Rand Paul blocks Senate from approving 9/11 victim compensation fund
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass an extension of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
Sens. Mike Lee, Rand Paul are holding up 9/11 victims fund
A pair of penny-pinching Republican senators are gumming up the works on a bipartisan bill that would provide for 9/11 victims and their families, infuriating first responders who worked at Ground Zero.
Senators Call For Immediate Vote On 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Bill
The House overwhelmingly approved a bill that would replenish and make permanent the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund last week, but questions remain about the legislation’s fate in the Senate.
Maloney, Schumer, Nadler, and NYC Advocates Celebrate House Passage of the Never Forget the Heroes Act and Call on Senate to Pass Bill Quickly
Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) joined New York Senator Chuck Schumer, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and 9/11 first responders and health and compensation advocates to celebrate the overwhelming House passage of H.R. 1327…
House Passes Act for 9/11 First Responders, But Future Still Uncertain for Victims
As she struggled to maintain her composure, Janet Remouns recalled the memories of her husband coming home each day “covered in white powder.”
Jon Stewart: House passes 9/11 victims compensation bill, but ‘none of us feel like the job is done’
The House of Representatives’ reauthorization of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund is an achievement but not the end of activists’ work, according to Jon Stewart.